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Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1485

Legislation Overview

Title: Voting matters.

Description: Voting matters. Defines "breach of peace" and "law enforcement officer" for purposes of election law. Includes an identification document issued by a Native American Indian tribe or band for purposes of proof of identification. Specifies to whom a watcher must report any violation of election laws. Requires the prior consent of an inspector for a watcher to object to any other precinct election officer concerning an alleged violation of election laws and allows for the removal of the watcher and revocation of credentials for a violation. Amends the definition of "electioneering" and adds language prohibiting making verbal statements, displaying certain written statements, or the display of support for the approval or defeat of a public question and electioneering before election day in specified locations. Makes it criminal trespass for a person to enter or refuse to leave a polling location after having been prohibited entry or asked to leave by an election officer or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of an election officer.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Public Law 209

Last Action Date: April 29, 2021

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

4 sponsors: Timothy Wesco (R); Ethan Manning (R); Greg Walker (R); Jon Ford (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 29, 2021	Signed by the Governor
House	Apr 29, 2021	Public Law 209
Senate	Apr 28, 2021	Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate	Apr 23, 2021	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
House	Apr 13, 2021	Signed by the Speaker
House	Apr 13, 2021	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 421: yeas 87, nays 5
House	Apr 12, 2021	Motion to concur filed
Senate	Mar 26, 2021	Returned to the House with amendments
Senate	Mar 25, 2021	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 273: yeas 42, nays 8
Senate	Mar 23, 2021	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate	Mar 23, 2021	Amendment #1 (Walker G) prevailed; voice vote
Senate	Mar 15, 2021	Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate	Mar 4, 2021	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
House	Feb 19, 2021	Referred to the Senate
House	Feb 18, 2021	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 88, nays 0
House	Feb 18, 2021	Senate sponsors: Senators Walker G and Ford Jon
House	Feb 17, 2021	Representative Manning added as coauthor
House	Feb 16, 2021	Amendment #1 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 133: yeas 26, nays 67
House	Feb 16, 2021	Second reading: ordered engrossed
House	Feb 11, 2021	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House	Jan 14, 2021	Authored by Representative Wesco
House	Jan 14, 2021	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Enrolled	Apr 13, 2021	state link	bill text
Engrossed	Apr 13, 2021	state link	bill text
Engrossed	Mar 23, 2021	state link	bill text
Amended	Mar 23, 2021	state link	bill text
Amended	Mar 15, 2021	state link	bill text
Amended	Mar 15, 2021	state link	bill text
Amended	Feb 11, 2021	state link	bill text
Introduced	Feb 11, 2021	state link	bill text
Introduced	Jan 13, 2021	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
Senate Amendment #1 (Passed)	Senate Amendment #1 (Passed)	Mar 23, 2021	State Link	amendment text	Yes
House Amendment #1 (Filed)	House Amendment #1 (Filed)	Feb 15, 2021	State Link	amendment text	No

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
House - Committee Vote	02/11/2021	12	0	0	1	Yes
Cherry, Robert (R) Yea Errington, Sue (D) Yea Manning, Ethan (R) Yea Morrison, Alan (R) Yea Payne, Zach (R) Yea Pfaff, Tonya (D) Yea Pierce, Matt (D) Yea Pryor, Cherrish (D) Yea Snow, Craig (R) Yea Soliday, Edmond (R) Yea Sullivan, Holli (R) Yea Vermilion, Ann (R) Absent Wesco, Timothy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
House - Amendment #1 (Errington) failed	02/16/2021	26	67	1	6	No
Abbott, David (R) Nay Andrade, Mike (D) Yea Austin, Terri Jo (D) Yea Aylesworth, Micheal (R) Nay Baird, Beau (R) Nay Barrett, Bradford (R) Nay Bartels, Steve (R) Nay Bartlett, John (D) Yea Bauer, Maureen (D) Yea Behning, Robert (R) Nay Borders, Bruce (R) Nay Boy, Patricia (D) Yea Brown, Timothy (R) Nay Campbell, Chris (D) Yea Carbaugh, Martin (R) Nay Cherry, Robert (R) Nay Clere, Edward (R) Nay Cook, Anthony (R) Nay Davis, Michelle (R) Nay Davisson, Steven (R) Nay DeLaney, Edward (D) Yea DeVon, Dale (R) Nay Dvorak, Ryan (D) Yea Eberhart, Sean (R) Absent Ellington, Jeff (R) Nay Engleman, Karen (R) Nay Errington, Sue (D) Yea Fleming, Rita (D) Yea Frye, Randall (R) Nay GiaQuinta, Philip (D) Yea Goodrich, Chuck (R) Nay Gore, Mitchell (D) Yea Gutwein, Doug (R) Nay Hamilton, Carey (D) Yea Harris, Earl (D) Yea Hatcher, Ragen (D) Yea Hatfield, Ryan (D) Yea Heaton, Robert (R) Nay Heine, Dave (R) Nay Hostettler, Matt (R) Nay Huston, Todd (R) NV Jackson, Carolyn (D) Absent Jacob, John (R) Nay Jeter, Christopher (R) Nay Johnson, Blake (D) Yea Jordan, Jack (R) Nay Judy, Christopher (R) Nay Karickhoff, Michael (R) Nay King, Joanna (R) Nay Klinker, Sheila (D) Yea Lauer, Ryan (R) Nay Ledbetter, Cindy (R) Nay Lehe, Donald (R) Nay Lehman, Matthew (R) Nay Leonard, Daniel (R) Nay Lindauer, Shane (R) Nay Lucas, Jim (R) Nay Lyness, Randy (R) Nay Manning, Ethan (R) Nay May, Chris (R) Nay Mayfield, Peggy (R) Absent McNamara, Wendy (R) Nay Miller, Doug (R) Nay Moed, Justin (D) Yea Morris, Robert (R) Nay Morrison, Alan (R) Nay Moseley, Charles (D) Yea Negele, Sharon (R) Nay Nisly, Curt (R) Nay Olthoff, Julie (R) Nay Pack, Renee (D) Yea Payne, Zach (R) Nay Pfaff, Tonya (D) Yea Pierce, Matt (D) Yea Porter, Gregory (D) Absent Prescott, John (R) Nay Pressel, Jim (R) Nay Pryor, Cherrish (D) Yea Rowray, Elizabeth (R) Nay Saunders, Thomas (R) Absent Schaibley, Donna (R) Nay Shackleford, Robin (D) Absent Slager, Harold (R) Nay Smaltz, Ben (R) Nay Smith, Vernon (D) Yea Snow, Craig (R) Nay Soliday, Edmond (R) Nay Speedy, Mike (R) Nay Steuerwald, Gregory (R) Nay Sullivan, Holli (R) Nay Summers, Vanessa (D) Yea Teshka, Jake (R) Nay Thompson, Jeffrey (R) Nay Torr, Gerald (R) Nay VanNatter, Heath (R) Nay Vermilion, Ann (R) Nay Wesco, Timothy (R) Nay Young, John (R) Nay Zent, Dennis (R) Nay Ziemke, Cindy (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
House - Third reading	02/18/2021	88	0	1	11	Yes
Abbott, David (R) Yea Andrade, Mike (D) Yea Austin, Terri Jo (D) Yea Aylesworth, Micheal (R) Yea Baird, Beau (R) Absent Barrett, Bradford (R) Yea Bartels, Steve (R) Yea Bartlett, John (D) Yea Bauer, Maureen (D) Yea Behning, Robert (R) Absent Borders, Bruce (R) Yea Boy, Patricia (D) Yea Brown, Timothy (R) Yea Campbell, Chris (D) Yea Carbaugh, Martin (R) Yea Cherry, Robert (R) Yea Clere, Edward (R) Yea Cook, Anthony (R) Yea Davis, Michelle (R) Yea Davisson, Steven (R) Absent DeLaney, Edward (D) Yea DeVon, Dale (R) Yea Dvorak, Ryan (D) Absent Eberhart, Sean (R) Yea Ellington, Jeff (R) Yea Engleman, Karen (R) Absent Errington, Sue (D) Yea Fleming, Rita (D) Yea Frye, Randall (R) Yea GiaQuinta, Philip (D) Yea Goodrich, Chuck (R) Yea Gore, Mitchell (D) Yea Gutwein, Doug (R) Yea Hamilton, Carey (D) Yea Harris, Earl (D) Yea Hatcher, Ragen (D) Yea Hatfield, Ryan (D) Yea Heaton, Robert (R) Yea Heine, Dave (R) Yea Hostettler, Matt (R) Yea Huston, Todd (R) NV Jackson, Carolyn (D) Yea Jacob, John (R) Yea Jeter, Christopher (R) Yea Johnson, Blake (D) Yea Jordan, Jack (R) Yea Judy, Christopher (R) Yea Karickhoff, Michael (R) Yea King, Joanna (R) Yea Klinker, Sheila (D) Yea Lauer, Ryan (R) Yea Ledbetter, Cindy (R) Yea Lehe, Donald (R) Yea Lehman, Matthew (R) Yea Leonard, Daniel (R) Yea Lindauer, Shane (R) Yea Lucas, Jim (R) Yea Lyness, Randy (R) Yea Manning, Ethan (R) Yea May, Chris (R) Yea Mayfield, Peggy (R) Absent McNamara, Wendy (R) Yea Miller, Doug (R) Yea Moed, Justin (D) Yea Morris, Robert (R) Yea Morrison, Alan (R) Yea Moseley, Charles (D) Yea Negele, Sharon (R) Yea Nisly, Curt (R) Yea Olthoff, Julie (R) Yea Pack, Renee (D) Yea Payne, Zach (R) Yea Pfaff, Tonya (D) Yea Pierce, Matt (D) Yea Porter, Gregory (D) Absent Prescott, John (R) Yea Pressel, Jim (R) Yea Pryor, Cherrish (D) Yea Rowray, Elizabeth (R) Absent Saunders, Thomas (R) Yea Schaibley, Donna (R) Yea Shackleford, Robin (D) Yea Slager, Harold (R) Yea Smaltz, Ben (R) Yea Smith, Vernon (D) Yea Snow, Craig (R) Yea Soliday, Edmond (R) Yea Speedy, Mike (R) Absent Steuerwald, Gregory (R) Yea Sullivan, Holli (R) Absent Summers, Vanessa (D) Yea Teshka, Jake (R) Yea Thompson, Jeffrey (R) Yea Torr, Gerald (R) Absent VanNatter, Heath (R) Yea Vermilion, Ann (R) Yea Wesco, Timothy (R) Yea Young, John (R) Yea Zent, Dennis (R) Yea Ziemke, Cindy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Senate - Committee Vote	03/15/2021	8	0	0	0	Yes
Crane, John (R) Yea Donato, Stacey (R) Yea Ford, J.D. (D) Yea Ford, Jon (R) Yea Grooms, Ronald (R) Yea Koch, Eric (R) Yea Qaddoura, Fady (D) Yea Walker, Greg (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Senate - Third reading	03/25/2021	42	8	0	0	Yes
Alting, Ronnie (R) Yea Baldwin, Scott (R) Yea Bassler, Eric (R) Yea Becker, Vaneta (R) Yea Bohacek, Mike (R) Yea Boots, Philip (R) Yea Bray, Rodric (R) Yea Breaux, Jean (D) Nay Brown, Elizabeth (R) Yea Buchanan, Brian (R) Yea Buck, James (R) Yea Busch, Justin (R) Yea Charbonneau, Ed (R) Yea Crane, John (R) Yea Crider, Michael (R) Yea Donato, Stacey (R) Yea Doriot, Blake (R) Yea Ford, J.D. (D) Nay Ford, Jon (R) Yea Freeman, Aaron (R) Yea Garten, Chris (R) Yea Gaskill, Mike (R) Yea Glick, Susan (R) Yea Grooms, Ronald (R) Yea Holdman, Travis (R) Yea Houchin, Erin (R) Yea Koch, Eric (R) Yea Kruse, Dennis (R) Yea Lanane, Timothy (D) Nay Leising, Jean (R) Yea Melton, Eddie (D) Nay Messmer, Mark (R) Yea Mishler, Ryan (R) Yea Mrvan, Frank (D) Yea Niemeyer, Rick (R) Yea Niezgodski, David (D) Nay Perfect, Clyde (R) Yea Qaddoura, Fady (D) Yea Raatz, Jeff (R) Yea Randolph, Lonnie (D) Nay Rogers, Linda (R) Yea Sandlin, Jack (R) Yea Tallian, Karen (D) Yea Taylor, Greg (D) Nay Tomes, James (R) Yea Walker, Greg (R) Yea Walker, Kyle (R) Yea Yoder, Shelli (D) Nay Young, R. Michael (R) Yea Zay, Andy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
House - House concurred in Senate amendments	04/13/2021	87	5	1	7	Yes
Abbott, David (R) Yea Andrade, Mike (D) Yea Austin, Terri Jo (D) Yea Aylesworth, Micheal (R) Yea Baird, Beau (R) Yea Barrett, Bradford (R) Yea Bartels, Steve (R) Yea Bartlett, John (D) Yea Bauer, Maureen (D) Yea Behning, Robert (R) Yea Borders, Bruce (R) Yea Boy, Patricia (D) Yea Brown, Timothy (R) Yea Campbell, Chris (D) Yea Carbaugh, Martin (R) Yea Cherry, Robert (R) Yea Clere, Edward (R) Yea Cook, Anthony (R) Yea Davis, Michelle (R) Yea Davisson, Steven (R) Absent DeLaney, Edward (D) Yea DeVon, Dale (R) Yea Dvorak, Ryan (D) Yea Eberhart, Sean (R) Absent Ellington, Jeff (R) Yea Engleman, Karen (R) Yea Errington, Sue (D) Yea Fleming, Rita (D) Yea Frye, Randall (R) Absent GiaQuinta, Philip (D) Yea Goodrich, Chuck (R) Yea Gore, Mitchell (D) Yea Gutwein, Doug (R) Yea Hamilton, Carey (D) Yea Harris, Earl (D) Yea Hatcher, Ragen (D) Yea Hatfield, Ryan (D) Nay Heaton, Robert (R) Yea Heine, Dave (R) Yea Hostettler, Matt (R) Yea Huston, Todd (R) NV Jackson, Carolyn (D) Yea Jacob, John (R) Yea Jeter, Christopher (R) Yea Johnson, Blake (D) Absent Jordan, Jack (R) Yea Judy, Christopher (R) Yea Karickhoff, Michael (R) Yea King, Joanna (R) Yea Klinker, Sheila (D) Yea Lauer, Ryan (R) Yea Ledbetter, Cindy (R) Yea Lehe, Donald (R) Yea Lehman, Matthew (R) Yea Leonard, Daniel (R) Yea Lindauer, Shane (R) Yea Lucas, Jim (R) Yea Lyness, Randy (R) Yea Manning, Ethan (R) Yea May, Chris (R) Yea Mayfield, Peggy (R) Yea McNamara, Wendy (R) Yea Miller, Doug (R) Yea Moed, Justin (D) Absent Morris, Robert (R) Yea Morrison, Alan (R) Yea Moseley, Charles (D) Yea Negele, Sharon (R) Yea Nisly, Curt (R) Yea O'Brien, Timothy (R) Yea Olthoff, Julie (R) Yea Pack, Renee (D) Nay Payne, Zach (R) Yea Pfaff, Tonya (D) Yea Pierce, Matt (D) Yea Porter, Gregory (D) Nay Prescott, John (R) Yea Pressel, Jim (R) Yea Pryor, Cherrish (D) Nay Rowray, Elizabeth (R) Yea Saunders, Thomas (R) Absent Schaibley, Donna (R) Yea Shackleford, Robin (D) Yea Slager, Harold (R) Yea Smaltz, Ben (R) Yea Smith, Vernon (D) Absent Snow, Craig (R) Yea Soliday, Edmond (R) Yea Speedy, Mike (R) Yea Steuerwald, Gregory (R) Yea Summers, Vanessa (D) Nay Teshka, Jake (R) Yea Thompson, Jeffrey (R) Yea Torr, Gerald (R) Yea VanNatter, Heath (R) Yea Vermilion, Ann (R) Yea Wesco, Timothy (R) Yea Young, John (R) Yea Zent, Dennis (R) Yea Ziemke, Cindy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page